Travelblog SA#30: Torotoro – Bolivia

19th-22nd November 2018 I deviated from my plans this week, and I believe it was a good choice. Originally, I was supposed to be spending more time in the mountains around La Paz. Hike the Takesi trail, spend some time in Chulumani , and maybe even do what most backpackers seem to be doing theseContinue reading “Travelblog SA#30: Torotoro – Bolivia”

Travelblog SA#20: Arequipa & the Colca Canyon – Peru

5th-12th October 2018 Two weeks spent in the desert and now here I was, back in the highlands again. And not only in the highlands but in yet another historic UNESCO city. And of all of them, this was probably the most charming so far. Its central plaza was a large space, filled with colourfulContinue reading “Travelblog SA#20: Arequipa & the Colca Canyon – Peru”

Travelblog SA#13: Chachapoyas – Peru

25th-28th August 2018 ‘Chachapoyas’ means ‘people of the clouds’ in Quechua,  and there is no mystery as to why this region was named such way as you are driven there through a series of winding roads cutting through the mountains. I arrived there at night, after a long day crossing the border from Ecuador whereContinue reading “Travelblog SA#13: Chachapoyas – Peru”